Developmental Psyc Test 2

1. The zone of proximal development (ZPD) is Vygotsky’s term for 

• 1. A young adult's cognitive development achieved through interaction with children

• 1. The variety of work a child can do with ease at a particular stage of cognitive development

• 1. How a child’s environment and his/her genetically programmed learning ability interact during a critical period

• 1. The range of tasks that are too difficult for a child to master alone but can be learned with guidance and assistance from adults or more-skilled children

1. The inability to distinguish between one’s own perspective and someone else’s perspective is known as

• Animism

• Empathy

• 1. Egocentrism

• 1. Symbolism

1. Which of the following refers to teachers’ adjustment of their level of support and guidance to the level of the skills of their students?

• 1. Accommodation

• Regulation

• Scaffolding

• Assimilation

In general, conservation involves the ability to understand that changing an object’s appearance

• 1. Does not change its basic properties

• 1. Affects its inherent features

• 1. Determines the total volume needed for a given task

• 1. Must be considered before the characteristics of the object can be determined

1. A 5-year-old girl participates in a laboratory experiment in which random alphabets are rapidly read out to her. After 20 seconds, she is asked to recall those alphabets. In the context of information processing, this experiment has been conducted to assess the girl's

• 1. Command over syntax

• 1. Pragmatics usage

• Short term memory

• Interest in literature

1. Which of the following statements is true regarding Piaget’s preoperational stage of cognitive development?

• 1. In this stage, a child can perform operations independently without adult supervision

• 1. In this stage, children begin to represent the world with words, images, and drawings

• 1. This stage lasts from approximately 3 months to 2 years of age

• 1. This stage involves the ability to use deductive reasoning

1. Identify a characteristic of autobiographical memory

• It pertains to information acquired during adolescence rather than childhood

• 1. It allows people to do routine work without requiring conscious thought

• 1. It involves memory of significant events and experiences in one’s life

• 1. It involves information that is retained for up to 30 seconds if it’s not rehearsed

1. Theory of _____ refers to awareness of one’s own mental processes and the mental processes of others

• 1. Self-awareness

• Recognition

• Mind

• 1. Consciousness

1. _____ refers to an umbrella-like concept that consists of a number of higher-level cognitive processes linked to the development of the brain's prefrontal cortex, which play a role in managing thoughts to engage in goal-directed behavior and self-control.

• 1. Executive attention

• 1. Executive function

• 1. Prefrontal control

• 1. Prefrontal inhibition

1. Researchers have found that in children from 3 to 6 years of age the most rapid growth takes place in the ____ lobe areas of the brain

• Temporal

• Parietal

• Frontal

• Occipital